Mr Lawan said all suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigations.
The NDLEA Commander in Kogi State, Umar Yahuza, co-chairs the committee with the governor’s wife, Sefinat Ododo.
NDLEA said the anti-narcotic agency had resolved to end the reign of drug barons and disconnect Nigeria from the global drug trafficking network.
Mr Marwa also said that over 36,096 suspects had been arrested and more than 6,043 already prosecuted and convicted within the same period.
A freight agent at the NAHCON export shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, involved in the attempt to export the drug was arrested.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has solicited the support of traditional rulers in combating drug abuse in the FCT.
In an online video, the council chairman allegedly told a group of youths to use the council’s secretariat whenever they wanted to smoke Indian hemp.
The Ibadan Division of the Federal High Court has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Shukurat Ademola, to 10 months’ imprisonment for dealing in 500gm of cannabis.
